Waitomo heads west to Taranaki

In response to growing Kiwi demand for low-cost fuel,
Hamilton-based fuel supplier Waitomo Group has confirmed it
will open a Waitomo Fuel Stop in New Plymouth.

Waitomo Group Chief Operating Officer Simon Parham said
the Waitomo team is pumped to announce its sixth new site
for 2019 will be up and running by mid-July .

“There’s no slowing down for our team this year, as
we roll out our national network expansion plans. Following
our openings in Rotorua, Papamoa and Hamilton Central in the
last 3 months, we’re now focused on causing some
disruption out west with our first New Plymouth Fuel Stop
now under construction.”

“We’re pushing hard
to get this site open as soon as possible, so we hope to
have the tanks in the ground before Easter. We’re working
closely with Ngāti Te Whiti, and are grateful to have their
support on site during the construction phase.”

The Waitomo price has led to greater price competition
in the areas where the company operates.

“Waitomo offers the lowest price we can every day, at
all our sites – that’s our Waitomo price. Kiwis want
more competition and choice in the fuel market, so we’re
happy to remedy that.”

“Taranaki deserves to
benefit from our Waitomo price, just like other areas where
we operate,” says Mr Parham.

Located on Breakwater
Road, the new Fuel Stop will offer retail and commercial
customers Unleaded 91, Premium 95, Diesel and GoClear.
Waitomo also operates two Diesel Stops in the Taranaki area
(Bell Block and Waitara).

The family-owned and
operated Kiwi business has been shaking things up within the
fuel industry and has no plans to slow down its ambitious
expansion any time soon.

“We’ll be hitting the
capital like a hurricane when we open our first Fuel Stops
in Upper Hutt and Wellington in the next few weeks.
Wellingtonians – who’ve been paying some of the highest
fuel prices in New Zealand for some time – can expect us
to cause a stir.”

Waitomo’s first mainland
site, in central Christchurch, will open before the end of
the year, and the company is also actively looking for new
sites in other regions.

Established in Te Kuiti
more than 70 years ago by Desmond Ormsby, Waitomo Group now
has over 60 sites stretching from Paihia in the north and as
far south as Foxton.

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